A decadeslong transformation has decimated that kind of reporting. More than one-quarter of U.S. newspapers have shut down since 2005... 10 local papers close every month... Around 70 million people live in news deserts with no local news coverage.
Philanthropy is playing a growing role. Last September, a group of 22 donor organizations provided over $500 million to support local journalism over five years... Addressing 'a crisis in news and information.' The Walton Family Foundation supports environmental journalism.
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